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WALTER HENRY FARRELL, OF HUNTINGTON. WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO LANSING FARRELL, OF HUNTINGTON, WEST VIR- GINIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed March 3,1906. Serial No. 304,086.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER HENRY FAR- RELL, residing at Huntington, in the county of Cabell and State of Vest Virginia, have invented a new and Improved Shade and Ourtain Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that type of curtain and window-shade fixtures having meansfor detachably sustaining a curtain-pole and also a shade-roller; and my said invention comprehends the providing of a fixture of the character stated of a simple and inexpensive construction which can be readily applied for use, easily manipulated, and which is effective in its practical application.

Generically, my invention comprehends an improved construction of fixture embodying a bracket having means for adjustably and reversibly sustaining a roller-shade hanger, and having combined therewith an adjustable and reversible curtainpolesupporting member having such cooperative arrange ment with the bracket portion proper, whereby under ordinary conditions the pole-supporting member is adjusted to one position and when the pole and curtain is of a length to extend beyond the brackets to readily adjust to another position, whereby to provide for a free and uniform hanging of the curtain.

In its more subordinate features my invention consists in certain details of construction and peculiar combination of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully explained, pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my invention as applied for use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a pair of brackets with the curtain-pole-sustaining rods adjusted to support a short pole. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the sustaining-rods reversed and held for supporting a pole and curtain longer than the space between the brackets. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of one of the brackets on the line 4 4 in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar'view on the line 5 5 in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of one of the rollershade supports attached to the bracket. Fig.

I 7 is a similar view showing said roller-sup port reversed. Fig. 8 1s a detall perspective view of one of the curtain-pole supports 8.

out my invention I produce a bracket which may be formed of two pieces, as shown in Fig. 5, but is preferably bent up from a single piece of sheet metal, as shown in Fig. 4, and the same comprises a flat mem- In carrying ber 1, which forms the base for securing the bracket to the window-casing, a horizontal member 2, which merges at the front end with a short pendent portion 3, from which the plate that constitutes the bracket is bent back and inclined downward to form a brace 4, the lower extremity of which terminates in a pendent U-shaped extension 5, that carries a thumb-screw 6, which engages the threaded aperture 7 in the extension 5, as shown and for the purpose presently explained.

The horizontal-member 2 of the bracket has a longitudinal slot 20 laterally enlarged near the forward end to form a rectangular opening 21, and the member 3 has an aperture 22 in line with the slot 20.

8 8 designate the curtain-pole supports, which, as shown, are in the nature of stout rods adapted to be slidably mounted in the openings 21 of the bracket and whose outer ends are bent up to form an eye 23, which, however, is open to form a slot 24, the reason for which will presently appear. The members 8, which may be flat, round, or other de-- sired shape in cross-section, have their rear end flattened at 80 and vprovided with a threaded aperture 81 to receive the screwstem of a clamp-screw 9, the stem of which passes through the slot 20 in the member 2.

WVhen the curtain is of a width less than the space between the brackets, the rods 8 are mounted on the bracket in the manner best shown in Fig. 2, from which it will be seen the members 8 are positioned under the slotted members 2 of the bracket and have their flat end turned down to receive the shank of the clamp-screw 9, that projects down through the slot 20, and the eye portions of the members 8 are positioned with their openings 24 uppermost, thus leaving the said eyes in position to support the curtain-pole therein, as clearly shown in the drawings. When, however, the curtain-pole is of greater length than the space between the brackets, the rods 8 are reversed, with their eyes turned to bring the openings 24 at the bottom and the flattened ends 80 of the said rods positioned above the slotted members 2, which ends are bent up from the body of the rods 8,

but in parallel planes therewith andsufficient to project up through the opening 21, and whereby it may be readily slid over the top of the said slotted member 2 and to be readily clamped to its adjusted position by the screws 9, that extend up through the slot 20 in 'the member 2, which firmly secure the rods 8 to their adjusted position, and by reason of the slots 24 opening downwardly (see Fig. 3) any length of rod can be sustained within the eyes and in such manner as to provide for a perfect, simple, and neat suspending of a curtain much space between the brackets.

The shade-roller-supporting members consist of a pair of flat plates 25, having one end bent up at right angles from the body portion, which have apertures 26 to receive the studs or pintles of the shade-roller, one of said apertures being rectangular to receive the similar-shaped pintle of the ordinary spring shade-roller, and the said plates 25 are longitudinally slotted to slide upon the thumb-screw studs 6, which when tightened cause the U-shaped part of the brackets to bind against the members 25 and hold them to their adjusted positions.

l/Vhere a shade of less Width than the brackets is used, the members are adjusted as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but when a shade wider than the space between the bracket is to be supported then the members 25 are reversed and positioned as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the complete operation and the advantages of my invention it is believed will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with the bracket-having a horizontal member; of a curtain-pole holder mounted on said horizontal member, said holder having longitudinal adjustment, and means for reversibly connecting with said horizontal member and having its outer end formed with an open eye to receive the curtain-pole, in the manner and for the purposes described.

2. In a curtain-fixture of the character described, the combination with the bracket having a forwardly-extended member slotted longitudinally, the slot having a laterallyenlarged portion; of holder having a laterally-enlarged portion adapted to slip through the enlarged part of the bracket-slot, a means for securing the longer than the a curtain pole said holder into its longitudinally-adjusted position in the bracket and means on the racket for guiding and sustaining the front end of the said holder.

3. In combination with the bracket having a horizontal member provided with a longitudinal slot having a laterallyenlarged portion near its outer end, said bracket having a pendent portion provided withan aperture of a curtain-pole holder having an open eye at its outer end, and a flattened laterallyenlarged inner end adapted to slip through the laterally-enlarged part of the longitudinal slot in the bracket, whereby under one adjustment, the flattened end of the curtainpole holder will ride on the under side of the said slotted bracket member, and under another adjustment, in the upper side of said bracket member, means for clamping the said holder into its longitudinally-adjusted position, said holder being slidably mounted in the aperture of the pendent portion of the bracket, as set forth.

4. The hereinbefore-described improve ment in curtain-fixtures which comprises a bracket bent up from a spring-metal plate and having a horizontal portion, a vertical attaching portion, a pendent portion at the front end of the horizontal portion, a downwardly and rearwardly inclined member whose end abuts the vertical portion and terminates in a U-shaped extension, the horizontal member of the bracket being slotted longitudinally, the slot having a laterally-enlarged portion at the front end, the front pendent member of the bracket having an aperture, that registers with the slot, a curtain-pole holder comprising a rod slidably mounted in said aperture in the front pendent end of the bracket, said rod having its outer end formed into an open eye, its inner end flattened and extended laterally, whereby to slide through the enlarged slot portion in the horizontal bracket member and ride against the upper or under face of said bracket, means mounted on the bracket for.

clamping the holder into its adjusted position, and a shade-holding bracket adjustably and reversibly mounted in the U-shaped portion of the bracket, and means for clamping said shade-holding bracket into its adjusted positions, as set forth.

WALTER HENRY FARRELL.

WVitnesses J. C. CARTER, JNo. A. JoNEs. 

